Artificial teeth.



E. FOGG.

ARTIFICIAL TEETH.

APPLICATION FILED 113.26, 1913.

1,070,442, Patented. Aug.19, 1913.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST FOGG, OF NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ENGLAND.

ARTIFICIAL TEETH.

Application filed February 26, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST Foes, L. D. S., asubject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at 58 Jesmond road, in the city oi Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, have inventednew and useful Improvements in or Relating to Artificial Teeth, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to artificial teeth, and has for its object toprovide improved means for improving the appearance of the same.

According to this invention I provide separate filling-pieces forfitting and filling the interstices between adjacent teeth and givingthe appearance of the gums.

I will fully describe my invention with reference to the accompanyingdrawings wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a set ofartificial teeth fitted with my fillingpieces. Fig. 2 is 'an elevationand plan to a considerably enlarged scale of one of the filling-piecesillustrating one methodof securing the same; Fig. 3 is an elevation andside view and Fig. 4 is a side view and plan illustrating further waysof securing the filling-pieces.

Referring to the drawings, according to this invention I fit between thepairs of adjacent teeth a (Fig. 1) filling-pieces Z) Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Aug. 19,1913.

Serial No. 750,760.

made of porcelain, metal or any other suitable material. Thefilling-pieces b are of substantially wedge shape so that they fitsnugly between the teeth, and they are appropriately enameled or coloredto have the appearance of the gums.

The filling-pieces are secured in any convenient manner. By way ofexample, the filling-pieces may be provided with grooves or recesses 0(Fig. 2) or holes d (Fig. 3) into which the vulcanite or material ofwhich the plate e (Fig. l), on or to which the teeth a are mounted orsecured, is made, can be pressed. Or the filling-pieces may be providedwith headed or other pins or the like (Fig. 4-) which can be embedded inthe material of the plate. In some cases the filling-pieces may besecured by any suit able cement, solder, etc.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In artificialteeth, separate filling-pieces for fitting and filling the intersticesbetween adjacent teeth, and means for securing same in position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ERNEST FOGG.

Witnesses HERBERT HOWARD, GEORGE Fons'rnn.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

